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11 Zae Giles

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Highschool Lyndon B. Johnson HS

Biography

Has played in 25 games during his career earning 20 starts.

2018 (Junior): Played in nine games earning five starts … Finished the season with 10 catches for 217 yards and one touchdown … Recorded five carries for 24 yards … Also returned 11 punts for 19 yards and had two kick returns for 38 yards … Caught a season-high two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown against Incarnate Word – one of the receptions went for 40 yards … Also had two carries for nine yards against the Cardinals … Had two catches for a season-high 63 yards in the victory at Central Arkansas, including a season-long of 44 … Made two grabs for 50 yards, including a diving stab at the goal line with seconds remaining to set up the game-winning score, at McNeese.

2017 (Sophomore): Played in and started the first five games of the year … Hauled in 26 passes for 216 yards … Also carried the ball three times for 10 yards … On special teams, he returned eight kicks for 152 yards (19.0 ypr) and seven punts for 87 yards (12.4 ypr) … Caught a season-high seven passes for 35 yards in the season opener at North Texas … Also returned two kicks for 60 yards (30.0 ypr) against the Mean Green … Had five receptions for 48 yards and a rush of eight yards at Northwestern State … Caught three passes for 18 yards and returned five punts for a season-high 94 yards (18.8 ypr) against UT-Permian Basin … Hauled in six passes for a season-high 90 yards (15.0 ypc) and returned six kicks for a season-high 92 yards (15.3 ypr) at Southeastern Louisiana.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games earning 10 starts … Caught a team-high 58 passes for 518 yards and four touchdowns … Also carried the ball 14 times for 118 yards and a score … Returned eight kicks for 204 yards and a touchdown … Returned a punt for seven yards … Also recorded two tackles … Caught a career-high 10 passes for 51 yards against Incarnate Word … Also returned three kicks for 133 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals … The TD came on a 96-yard return …  Had nine receptions for a career-high 108 yards against Northwestern State … Had seven catches for 93 yards and a touchdown against Sam Houston State … One of his seven receptions against the Bearkats went for a season-high 56 yards … Had seven catches for 63 yards at Central Arkansas … Caught five passes for 25 yards and a touchdown, and carried the ball a career-high five times for 87 yards and a score at Abilene Christian … Also recorded TD catches against Houston Baptist and Nicholls.

2015 (Freshman): Was a member of the LU demonstration units.

High School: Guided his prep squad to an 11-3 (.786) overall record and a 6-1 (.857) mark in district play as LBJHS advanced to the state quarterfinals ... He helped his prep squad post a seven-game turnaround from the 2013 campaign ... Garnered second-team All-District 26-5A honors ... Following his junior season, was named first-team all-district as a defensive back.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 155 lbs
    18
  • 1

    2016Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 153 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 158 lbs
    1
  • 11

    2018Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 176 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    11
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